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pour·point (po̵or′po̵int′)

noun

a quilted doublet worn in the late Middle Ages

Etymology: ME purpoynt < OFr porpoint, orig., perforated: altered (based on pour, for) < VL * perpunctus, pp. of *perpungere < L per-, through (see per) + pungere, to prick: see point

Browse dictionary entries near pourpoint

  1. ‹ pourparler
  2. ‹ pourover
  3. ‹ pouring
  4. ‹ pourer
  5. ‹ pourboire (French)
  6. ‹ pourboire
  7. ‹ pour it on
  8. ‹ pour
  9. ‹ pounds
  10. ‹ -pounder
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